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Premiere and Q&A: Gary Beck Reignites “Harder” Sosak Alias With “Chaos Cloud” EP
Gary Beck reignites his Sosak “harder” techno alias with a brand new EP release, the first since January 2015’s Buy This Wreck release on Overlee Assembly.
Chaos Cloud is a three-track EP from the Scottish producer, DJ and label-head, scheduled for April 8th release on his very own celebrated BEK Audio imprint. As a regular fixture at the worldâs top clubs and festivals, Glasgow born producer and DJ Gary Beck has long been established as a primary figure in techno. Known and respected for his unique sound, he has gained support from the best names in the business and released music on some of the genreâs leading labels, institutions such as Drumcode, Cocoon and Saved as well as his very own BEK Audio imprint.
On top of premiering the title track from Sosak’s new EP, 6AM had a quick chat with Gary to discuss the revival of Sosak and what sets it apart from the music we have come to known Gary Beck for.
Q&A and 6AM Guest Mix: Tahko
Tahko has been around in the underground techno scene for some years now and has made a huge impression on numerous artists and events.
With his passionate love for music, he takes the audience on a journey into his own world with a fusion of grooves with deep hypnotic rhythms. So far, he has performed at Tresor, Tomorrowland, Day-On Festival, Kompass Klub, Verknipt, Thuishaven, Labyrinth Club, Decadance, Welcome To The Future, Toffler and ADE Amsterdam, at times alongside some of the world’s techno best such as Industrialyzer, Marco Bailey, Flug, Cari Lekebusch, Gary Beck, Charlotte de Witte and many more.
Tahkoâs productions have been released on Coincidence Records, Naked Lunch Records, Distortus Music, Eclipse Recordings to name a few. We saw it fitting to speak to the talented Amsterdam-based producer and DJ as he delivers this week’s 6AM Guest Mix.
Q&A and Premiere: Hemka Debuts on Rekids With “The Portrait Of Nina Sayers” EP
Float and Balans producer Hemka joins Matt Edwardsâ Rekids Special Projects with three techno cuts entitled The Portrait of Nina Sayers.
Marseille-born producer and DJ, Hemka is one of the most promising techno artists based in Paris. Her fast-paced rhythmical sound has an emotional, psychedelic twist which has seen her release on Darko Esserâs Balans and TWR72âs Float Records, with support from the upper echelons like Rebekah, Dasha Rush and ROD. As a DJ sheâs shared the stage with figures like Len Faki, Surgeon and James Ruskin and is a regular at Parisian clubs like Concrete and REX, not to mention the French festival circuit, when not performing all over Europe. She now joins the Rekids Special Projects series, following artists like P.Leone, DJ Spider, Tripeo and DJ Deep.
âDoppelgaÌngerâ features a damaging kick under disjointed piano melodies to establish an eerie aesthetic, before âCountdownâ offers emotive pads and twisted bleeps that evolve amidst shuffling drums. Finally, âThe Portrait Of Nina Sayersâ escalates in tension with an arpeggiated melody, pumping kicks and firm snares.
Q&A and Global Vibe Radio 152 Feat. Electric Rescue (Live at I-Boat, Bordeaux)
This week’s Global Vibe Radio episode is truly a global one, as we welcome French producer, DJ, live artist, label owner and promoter Antoine Husson aka Electric Rescue to the 6AM family.
Antoine is as prolific as they come in the studio, his catalogue spanning various aliases and featuring releases on labels such as Affin, Cocoon, Bedrock, Sci+Tec, Sleaze Records, Soma Records and many more. You’ll notice the variety of soundscapes these labels highlight, which further goes to underscore Antoine’s versatility both in the studio and in front of a live audience.
His latest work comes in the form of the launch of Obverse Records, a new techno-focused imprint which debuted with his very own First Obverse EP, out February 1st of this year and featuring remixes by Ă [Phase] and Stanislav Tolkachev.
Enjoy this recording of his recent January 11th, 2019 set at I-Boat in Bordeaux, and read on for our exclusive interview with Antoine as well as track listing!
Q&A and Global Vibe Radio 151 Feat. Avision (Live at Club Space, Miami)
In this week’s episode of Global Vibe Radio, we present a live set recording from Club Space, Miami, courtesy of New York City DJ/producer Avision.
Fortunate to grow up around the rich club culture of NYC and influenced by the sounds around him, Avision now finds himself helping to usher in a new wave of techno for the New York scene. Over the last year, heâs had releases on a range of influential labels like Alan Fitzpatrickâs We Are The Brave, Ben Simsâ Hardgroove & Machine, Pan Potâs Second State, Mark Broomâs Beardman Records, Carl Coxâs Intec, Cassyâs Kwench Records, Victor Calderoneâs Matter+, On Edge Society, and Inmotion LTD.
Avision started young on the turntables at age 12, and his preference for a more mature sound lead to his first residency in New Jersey by the time he was 15. Recent touring highlights include gigs at The Brooklyn Mirage, Output, Flash Factory, Schimanski and the Mixmag Lab in NYC, Stereo in Montreal, Nest in Toronto, Space & Heart in Miami, as well as festivals like Amsterdam Dance Event, Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas and Electric Zoo. Avisionâs legacy is growing through club land like a supernova exploding in the farthest reaches of our galaxyâŠand heâs just getting started.
Today we present to you a live recording from his recent set at Club Space, in Miami, where he shared the stage with Victor Calderone, as well as an exclusive interview which you can read below.
Catch Avision perform at Shimanski in New York City on March 30th as part of Alan Fitzpatrick’s We Are The Brave showcase. Tickets and info can be found here.
Q&A and Global Vibe Radio 146 Feat. Drumcomplex (Live at Toy Club, Stuttgart)
Drumcomplex aka Arnd Reichow is a techno DJ, producer and label head of Complexed Records.
Active since the late 90s, he is one of Germanyâs most dedicated techno purveyors with a body of work reaching crowds in his home country as well as beyond.
Hoarding two and a half decades-worth of music experience under his belt, Arnd Reichow has been crafting his space within the techno industry, as artist and producer and adding label owner to his accolades since 2014.
Q&A and Global Vibe Radio 144 Feat. Hungry Music (Worakls, N’to & Joachim Pastor)
In honor of Hungry Musicâs recent 5th Anniversary Compilation, we invited Worakls, N’to & Joachim Pastor to provide an exclusive one-hour mix of their own material for this week’s Global Vibe Radio episode.
At the end of 2018 Worakls, Nâto and Joachim Pastor marked the fifth anniversary of their Hungry Music label with Hungry 5 – an extended compilation, detailing the French collective’s journey through melody.
To celebrate the occasion, the trio presented a limited edition box set, equipped with high-quality triple Vinyl and CD, which also featured a 2018 rework of Nâtoâs cult-classic cut, “Trauma”, including Woraklsâ cherished rendition, as well as a new remix by Joachim Pastor.
On top of the exclusive mix for 6AM, the three artists sat down with a chat to discuss the world of Hungry Music. Enjoy the mix and interview below, with full mix track listing at the end of the article.
Q&A and Global Vibe Radio 142 Feat. Linear Straight
Since 2002 Brussels-based Glenn Keteleer, known as Radical G and more recently as Linear Straight, has been a regular fixture behind the decks all over the Belgian techno scene, and can often be found filling Berlin institutions such as Tresor and GriesmĂŒhle with his own particular brand of underground techno and dark soundscapes.
As Radical G, Keteleer was at the forefront of the underground EBM and electropop scene, and with his first record under his new Linear Straight alias, he dives into a world of dark spaces, leftfield modular techno and industrial soundscapes.
His recent Roscosmos LP delves into this murky and uncompromising sound over 13 songs, resulting in an intense and noisy journey through the grittiest side of techno music. The variety of genres that Keteleer has as part of his musical background clearly shine through on this latest record, displaying obvious influences from all across the wide spectrum of electronic music. One of the stand-out features of this album is the innovative and varied drum patterns that are used throughout, seemingly taking influence from sources spread as far apart as IDM and military marches, and rarely falling back to the classic four on the floor techno trope. This unsurprisingly cultivates a far more rhythmic and diverse approach than would ordinarily be expected from such a heavy release.
We invited Linear Straight to deliver this week’s episode of Global Vibe Radio, and took the opportunity to have a chat with him while we were at it.
Q&A and 6AM Guest Mix: Chris Kalaylee
Chris Kalaylee is a hometown hero in New York City, and has been busy honing sound in the studio over the past few years. Having already shared the DJ booth with some of the greatest talent in electronic music we invited him to provide this week’s 6AM guest mix!
Chris is now ready to bring his own music to the masses. Released on leading US imprint Uprise Music, “Problem” a powerful statement of intent, and a striking debut, now available on Beatport here.
Chugging along on a 4/4 beat, the sinister looped synths and chunky bass notes combine with a heavily pitched-down vocal to create a dark, brooding atmosphere, juxtaposed by an optimistic spoken word vocal before building to a break of truly epic proportions. One for the basements, âProblemsâ is a cut above the usual house fare, and marks Kalaylee as one to watch for the future.
Enjoy his guest mix and our exclusive interview below:
